Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1895.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1739, 15 May 1895, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1895.

* This above all—-to thine own self be true And it must follow ao tha night the day Thou canßt nob then be false to any men! J Shakbspkarbl

, Mr John Latimer has a tresspass notice in another column of this issue, in which he warns sportsmen against shooting on his properties at Te Aroha ’ West, Waharou and Gordon Settlement, •' -

Captain Edwin wired at noon yesterday as follows ' North to east and south-east gale with .heavy rain after 16 hours froifi now—glass further fall.’ r :

By advertisement in another column it will be seen that Mr S. L. .Byg--ave lias leased the-Te Arpha Bakery,- and \vill commence business inr-that line on Saturdaynext, the 18th inct. We feel sure that M: Bygrave will obtain his share of public patronage, and-by supplying a first-class article will, no doubt, steadily increase tbs demand for his-goods. , Mr P.. Snewifi> Cler • to the Te Ar >ha Town Board, has an announcement in another column, to.the effect that all outstanding rates remaining unpaid after the Bth prox. will be sued for without further notice, We would advise 1 delinquents to pay up and thus save trouble. . Tourists continue to arrive in Te Aroha in considerable numbers., Though late iq the season our leading Hotels and Boarding houses are well patronized. -This augurs well for the popularity af Te Arohras a health resort ,

On Sunday last a man named Stephen Olson, who was far gone in consumption, was taken from his residence, Newton, to the Auckland hospital,'in a cab, for hospital treatment. Ho was accompanied by a, man named Lloyd. On the, cab reaching the hospital, the man was found to be dead. The body was removed to the "morgue to await an inquest,, which was held oh Monday at the hospital by Dr Philson, coroner, at 2,30 p.m., when the jury, without retiring, returned a verdict of ‘ Death from pulmonary consumption,’ in accordance ■with the medical aid. At the Christchurch S.M. Court on Saturday last John Niron, a prohibited person, was fined .£lO, or three months, for buying a glass of beer. The landlord of the hotel where the beer was procured was charged with selling the same, bit this case was dismissed on the ground of want of identification. ' ■■ : ,

The Herald’s London correspondent says •that tattooing is quite a fashionable craze, and the ladies in their rival ary with men are alse adopting the barbaric ornament. Lady Randolph Churchill has the emblem of eternity fcottoood on her arm just above the wrist, a serpent with its tail in its mouth. Her ladyship usually wears a con-, eealing baud of gold above the disfigurement. The craze is assuming proportions. Mr J. Stevens, M.H.R., at Marion, said he was proud: to be a member of one of. the best and purest Parliaments the world had ever seen. The members of the House of ' Representatives were gentlemen with whom he was proud to associate—he was speaking of both sides of,the House. The Parliament of New Zealand represented the intelligence of New Zealand in a concentrated form, and the. gentlemen who composed it did not go thero for sordid motives, or with axes to grind, but they did it for honour. It is well that some people have a good opinion of themselves.

Mr Alfred Elkin, surgeon dentist, is now at Te Aroha, and may be [consulted at the Palace Hotel. He has just returned from England after a course of study and practice at the London Dental Hospital, and all persons requiring his professional services may visit him with confidence.

The Auckland Board of Education have requested the Gordon Settlement School Committee to forward their accounts to Auckland for audit as required by law. The-threatenScl-action of .£SOO damages arising out of the annual meeting cf the Gordon Special Settlement, has dwindled down to a summons to the person complained, of to appear and be bound over to keep the peace. At the Postal Convention held in Melbourne on Saturday, Mr Todd said he estimated the loss on the Port Darwin line, which the colonies would have to pay, at ,£5,000, and on the Hew Zealand guarantee ,£8,676. It turns out, however, that rece p s from the former exceeds the amount of the guarantee by nearly £I,OOO and the colonies will have nothing to pay. Some contribution will be required to make the New Zealand guarantee good. A rocently-returnsd traveller has circulated the preposterous statement that the monkeys of thejmountain regdris of China' actually make pottery and use the jars to store wine of their own manufacture.

Were it not for the multitude of storks that throng to Egypt every winter there would be no living in some parts of the country, formatter every inundation frogs appear in devasting swarms. That there is money in the poultry trade is seen by What is going on in Sussex. It is. from the. Heathfield'. district. in that county that London draws its supply of finest table fowls. " The industry has been steadily growing for a generation or more; years ago the value of the dead poultry •sent from the district by rail was £90,000 per annum, to-day it is about £140,000. It iS.not uncommon for a young man to save £3.00,by poultry rearing and marry on it. -

The following, respecting a gentleman who has many friends in Nelson, is f oil the Mataura Ensign ‘ The Rev W. C, Oliver, Wesleyan minister, of Invercargill, whose fame as a keen rifle shot and enthusiastic fisherman is a good second to his ability and popularity in the pulpil, returned on Saturday from a deer-stalking expedition on the Blue Mountains. Mr Oliver’s cup of joy, from a sporting point of View, was full, as he carried with him three splendid stags’ heads. One nob’e pair of horns, in particular, was much admired; it was in every sense a regal specimen, each hora having 17 points. It is considered the finest head ever captured on the Blue Mountains.’

Five New Australians are passengm- by the Talune, which left Sydney on Monday" Mr Casey, the agent, says the Paraguayan Government has offered to lend the settlers twenty-five- thousand dollars, but he is hope-ful-they will* have no need to. take the offer as funds are still coming iD. Their sympathisers in Australia are able to send £SO per month.

An extraordinary case of misadventure, surrounded by details of. pitiful destitution, was brought (says the Argus) under the"notice of the South P. eston police recently. A man named George Punbav gave information that he had accidentally killed his child, an infant 14 months old, by letting it fall from his arms while lie was nursinglt. The hearing of the man was strange, and his report of the occu •- rence was made in a listless way. which led the police to the conclusion that be was not quite responsible for his actions. Inquiries soon showed that the man’s statement was only too true. An examination of the house dislosed a shocking state of poverty. The rooms were completely bare. The wife was lying' on a rag-covered bed, and, though in 9 an extremely delicate state of health and sadly in need of nourishment, said she had not tasted food for 24 hours. Her words seemed confirmed by the, fact that not a scrap of food could be found in the house. When she was questioned about the accident to her child her version of the circumstance corroborated that of the husband, and the wife added that she believed her husband had been rendered so weak by semi-starvation that he was scarcely responsible for what he did.

The return from the Waihi mine for the past month is £7,540 worth of gold bullion from 2,190 tons of ore. The Waihi yield, since, the beginning-of the output of the mine, totals £269,644. , ■

, Already shipments of Early Rose, Kidney, and Bruce potatoes are being received hi Auckland -from the South in anticipation of the market for seed potatoes for the coming eeas'on. We would repeat the advice previously given in these columns in favour of early planting, reckoning the additional price, obtainable lhore than a fair recompense for the risk from frost run by the early planting It is difficult to say at the present time whether ""xt season’s market is likely to be benefic' 1 to sellers or bnycis. It will depend much upon the'area put in crop, and the tonnage per acre" received. The early market is, however, almost a certainly remunerative one, and the earlier.

good sorts can be placed for sale, am; higher, generally speaking, will be the price obtained for them.

At Winton, in Otago, a woman named Dean has been arrested charged with child murder. The police* after a close search ox the premises of M rs Dean, conimencod to dig up the garden. They found the bodies of two baby girls, which answer to the description of those left in charge of Mrs Dean. As the bodies were quite fresh; it is assumed the burial was quite, recent.' Tt appears from particulars to hand that the woman has been carrying on an extensive business in this line for some time past, but the extent of her crime-is not at present known. The police are engaged investigating the case, .

At a recent Borough Council meeting in the South, a contractor working on a quarry applied for leave to do some blasting. He said in his written application, ‘The blast, will be on very small lines, as I only want to shake the earth.’ This man ought to be deported to some other planet ; we do not want this one shaken all at once. Sir R. Stout has written to Professor Morris, of Melbourne, correcting Sir G. Grey’s reference to Justice Higinbotham. quoted in the Professor's memoir. Sir R

-Stout thinks Sir G. Grey must have forgotten the actual facts when he said that if Judge Higinbotham had been able to come to New Zealand as arbitrator in a difficulty with the Maories much bloodshed would have been spared, Sir Robert says that in 1878, when the Native Lawsuits Act was brought in Judge. Higinbotham agreed to act as Commissioner under it, but the Bill was dropped before the end of the session, and no appointment consequently was made. No difficulty had arisen with the natives, and of, course there has been no Woodshed since 1878. At that time Sir George Grey did not know JucWe Higinbotham, and it was at Sir R, Stout’s suggestion ho was selected,

About 1400 excursionists arrived in Te | Aroha by the special train on Saturday last. . These excursions ..have evidently caught on with the public and although it was supposed to b 3 especially for the Auckland school children and their friends, there were considerable more friends than children , The Te Aroha band had been en gaged by the Domain Board for the afternoon, and they met the picnicers on their arrival and also discoursed sweet music during the day. The pleasure of the outing was somewhat marred by the intermittent showers which fell during their stay. The Domain Board generously granted the children free use of the baths which they were not slow to avail themselves of. There was an ample supply of tea and fruit which was given by Te Aroha residents and distributed gratis amo gst the visitors, and was evidently much appreciated by the recipients. The railway authorities are evidently elated at the success of the venture, as they purpose running one every Saturday so long as the trains are well patronised. Our contemporary, the Hauraki Tribune;' speaking of the proposed enlargement of its sheet says ‘lt has always been- our desire to keep at the head of the procession —and we have no intention whatever of either missing step or losing our place.’ Humph!. The-wayto ruin iskpaved with good intentions. We would draw attention to the large number of entries received by Mr W. J. Hunter for his annual sale of turnip cattle, to be held at the Ohaupo Yards on Tuesday next, the 21sb inst- Mr Hunter will also oiler a splendid crop 12. acres of turnips .(Crimson King),-at Te Rore. Things worth knowing— Men’s Colonial suits,-21s grousers, Os lid:; cricketing-and tennis clothing, cheap, and in.great variety, ‘Colonial tWeeds from la lie*, yard; boy’s serge and sailor suits, 7s Gd; tweed suits, 7s Gd; washing drill dot, from 2s (Kl. Straw' hats, grand selection of new goods; men’s ard boy’s shirts and underwear, very cheap. Men's suits to measure,.3,ss to 455; trousers 12s Gd, first-class fitting. Address: —NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, 158 and 100, Queen-street, Auckland. Sole Agents for Bismarck Sewing Machines, 2s 6d a-weok, time payment.—Advt.